History Recap / StarTrekLowerDecksS1E03TemporalEdict

-->'''Mariner:''' See this bad boy? Tentacle guy, bunch of arms. Stabbed me with a barnacle blade. Check it out-- Magus III, Nanibia Prime, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Scottsdale]]. That was a mess. I ''earned'' every one in high-concept fights just like this one.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Mariner rattles off the locations where she got her scars: Magus III, Nanibia Prime, and Scottsdale, Arizona. That last one was a mess, apparently.

* OnlySaneMan: Vindor is the only one among the Gelrakians who feels that TrailByCombat and crushing people under a giant crystal might not be the most fair justice system.

-->'''Ransom:''' ''(tears off his shirt)'' Let's do this!

* SoundEffectBleep:
-->'''Mariner:''' ''(to Ransom)'' I'm calling bull[bleep] on your whole thing here, sir.\\

'''Mariner:''' ''(after Ransom stabs her in the foot)'' What the [bleep]?!\\

'''T'Ana:''' ''(re Mariner's collection of scars)'' Congratulations, you look like a [bleep]ing scratching post.

* AngryAnimalisticGrowl: Dr. T'Ana viciously hisses when she performs a flying kick against three Gelrakian soldiers.

-->'''Mariner:''' See this bad boy? Tentacle guy, bunch of arms. Stabbed me with a barnacle blade. Check it out-- Magus III, Nanibia Prime, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Scottsdale]]. That was a mess. I earned every one in high-concept fights just like this one.

'''Boimler:''' …Yeah, but I have a phaser. ''(fires at his would-be captors)'' These guys are lightweights.

* PermissionToSpeakFreely:
-->'''Mariner:''' Permission to speak freely?\\

A new work protocol eliminating "buffer time" has the Lower Decks crew running ragged as they try to keep up with their tightened schedules. Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Ransom has this reaction, mid-CaptainsLog, when he sees that the ''Cerritos'''s high-profile diplomatic mission to Cardassia Prime has been cancelled.
-->'''Ransom:''' First officer's log, stardate 57501.4. The ''Cerritos'' is en route to Cardassia Prime for the most amazing reason. Captain Freeman is going to be instrumental in brokering peace between the-– uh, wait. Just… reading a little message here. Yada yada yada… oh. [[OhCrap Oh no.]] The captain is ''not'' gonna be happy about this.

** People need downtime. Constant work with not time to rest will lead to burnout and exhaustion.

* AnAesop: A) People need downtime. B) Forcing people to rush through assigned tasks in order to meet arbitrary and/or unrealistic timelines will lead to hasty and sloppy work and dangerous workplace practices.

* PokemonSpeak: Vindor, the gigantic champion of the Gelrakians, only seems to [[PokemonSpeak say his own name]], usually in a bellowing roar. Subverted when Ransom takes him down -- Vindor admits that he just does it to play up the DumbMuscle angle, and loves reading.

* FantasticRacism: The Gelrakians ''really'' hate the wood-worshippers of Mavok Prime.

* OneWordVocabulary: Vindor, the gigantic champion of the Gelrakians, only seems to [[PokemonSpeak say his own name]], usually in a bellowing roar. Subverted when Ransom takes him down-- Vindor admits that he just does it to play up the DumbMuscle angle, and loves reading.

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: Crosses over into WhatTheFuAreYouDoing When Ransom goes into a TrialByCombat [[ShirtlessScene he tears off his shirt]] and proceeds to fight entirely with two-handed bludgeon attacks, as a reference to the often stilted choreography of
''The Original Series'' fist fights. Absolutely absurd, but surprisingly it actually works.

* CrystallineLandscape: Gelrak is covered in fields of towering purple crystals covered in complex carvings by the locals, who center every part of their culture around using and/or revering crystals.

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts: Crosses over into WhatTheFuAreYouDoing. When Ransom goes into a TrialByCombat [[ShirtlessScene he tears off his shirt]] and proceeds to fight entirely with two-handed bludgeon attacks, as a reference to the often stilted choreography of The Original Series fist fights. Absolutely absurd, but surprisingly it actually works.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Freeman feels like the ''Cerritos'' is considered a joke by the rest of Starfleet.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Boimler is naturally very by-the-book and proves to be largely unaffected by the removal of Buffer Time. While the rest of the crew is too exhausted to handle the invaders, Boimler casually phasers the spear wielding Gelrakians and practically strolls through the chaos unaffected.